swimming meet
Noun: A swimming meet is a structured sporting event where swimmers, representing different teams or clubs, compete against each other in various races and strokes.
This term is used specifically for organized, multi-event competitions in the sport of swimming. It implies a scheduled event with multiple participants and races, often following official rules and culminating in team or individual scores. - The primary context is competitive aquatics. - It is a compound noun; "swimming" acts as an adjective modifying the noun "meet."
- Our school's swimming meet against the rival academy is scheduled for Saturday.
- She won three gold medals at the regional swimming meet.
- The annual swimming meet attracts hundreds of athletes from across the state.
- To host/hold a swimming meet: To be the organizer or venue for the competition.
- The university will host the national swimming meet next spring.
- To compete in a swimming meet: To participate as an athlete in the event.
- He has been training hard to compete in the championship swimming meet.
- Swim meet: A common, shortened variant of "swimming meet." The meaning is identical.
- Meet (noun): In sports contexts, a general term for a competition or series of contests (e.g., track meet, gymnastics meet). "Swimming meet" specifies the sport.
- Competition: A more general synonym for any contest.
- Gala (British English): Often used for a swimming competition, sometimes implying a special or important meet.
- Swimming competition
- Swim meet
- Aquatics meet
The term specifically denotes a multi-race event between teams. It is not used for a single race, an informal gathering to swim, or for non-competitive swimming activities. The focus is on organized, comparative competition.
- a swimming competition between two or more teams